The brazilian industrial production grew 2.9% in the first month of 2014 compared to December 2013, announced today (11) to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the Monthly Industrial Survey. The result interrupts a downward trend that began in November, with -0.6%, and was repeated in December, with -3.7%.

Compared to the same month last year, however, fell by 2.4% in January. The cumulative rate of last 12 months has increased 0.5% in production, but the quarterly moving average registers a decrease of 0.5%.
The industry of capital goods was the largest increase from December to January, with a high of 10%. The consumer goods rose by 2.3% and 3.8% in durable goods and 1.2% in semi-durable and non-durable. Intermediate goods grew by 1.2%. With the exception of capital goods, which were up 12.1% over the past 12 months, all other categories of use total falls from 0.2% to 1%.

Research shows that 17 of the 27 branches had increased production in January compared to December. The pharmaceutical industry, with a high of 29.4%, was a major positive influences, as well as automotive vehicles, which, with 8.7% growth, interrupted a downward trend that had been repeating since October.

The tobacco industry is among those highlighted by production losses, a fall of 47.6%. The result also pulled down the industries of other chemical products (-2.5%), alcohol (-2.2%) and metal products (-2.7%).